Attending Church Is Good for Your Health. Now What?
(RNS) The latest in a long line of studies, now numbering in the hundreds, if not thousands, shows that church attendance is good for your
Experts Say Hobby Lobby Must Have Known It Was Illegally Importing Artifacts
(RNS) Hobby Lobby’s claim that it did not know it was buying ill-gotten artifacts is disingenuous, say those who work in the field and
When Gospel Sermons Came on the Phonograph
(The Conversation) The first truly African-American musical form, the “Spirituals,” took shape in the 17th and 18th centuries within the generations of slaves born into the
Car-Care Ministries a Growing Niche in Midsize Cities
(RNS) When he founded the car-care ministry at McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church 15 years ago, David McCoy knew he was filling a need
Analysis: Congregations Can’t Make up for Proposed Federal Budget Cuts
(RNS) A nonprofit has calculated that every religious congregation in the U.S. — Christian or otherwise — would have to raise an additional $714,000 every
Stemming the Tide of Hatred With Kindness, and Finding ‘Life Itself’
Kindness — a virtue embraced by both the religious and the nonreligious — requires intentional behavior and can have beneficial results for both the giver and recipient of a benevolent act,
Christians Find God in US National Parks
BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Utah (Deseret News) The short, black cross is almost an afterthought, wheeled out of a supply closet moments before introductions begin. The
To Escape Abusive Marriages, Many Christians in Pakistan Convert to Islam
LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) For a Pakistani Christian like Shameela Masih, divorcing her abusive husband meant two choices — both nearly as bad as staying in
As Major Cities Crack Down on Panhandling, People of Faith Wrestle With Their Consciences
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) Driving to his downtown clothing business, Hans Herman Thun finds it impossible to ignore the beggars.
They catch his attention with handwritten, cardboard
What we can learn from the Dutch on Memorial Day
DRIEBERGEN, Netherlands (RNS) Once a year in the Netherlands, joggers in the park stop running for two minutes. Bicyclists pull over to the side